Hyde teases Music Station performance
Japanese rocker Hyde teased an April 17 appearance on Music Station to perform 'THE ABYSS' from his new album JEKYLL, a promo move that often boosts single and album streaming in Japan. (x.com)
HYDE just turned a routine Friday music show into a live ad for his next release cycle: his official site says he will sing “THE ABYSS” on TV Asahi’s Music Station on April 17, 2026, from 9:00 p.m. to 9:54 p.m. Japan time. (hyde.com) That matters in Japan because Music Station is still one of the country’s biggest weekly TV stages for pop and rock acts, and TV Asahi already has the April 17 broadcast locked into its official schedule. (tv-asahi.co.jp) “The Abyss” is not a brand-new song being unveiled for the first time on television. HYDE’s official news page says the single came out on January 29, 2026, his birthday, as a ballad built around a grand orchestra. (hyde.com) The song also sits inside a bigger album rollout. HYDE’s official site says JEKYLL first hit digital services on March 11, 2026, and its compact disc edition is set for May 13, 2026, so an April 17 television spot lands almost exactly between the streaming launch and the physical release. (hyde.com) That middle window is where Japanese music marketing often gets very deliberate. A prime-time performance can remind casual viewers that the song already exists on streaming services while also pushing collectors toward the compact disc that has not shipped yet. (hyde.com) HYDE has built this campaign around that exact song for months. Universal Music Japan announced “THE ABYSS” in December 2025 as the lead 2026 single tied to the coming JEKYLL era, and HYDE’s site later added a full music video on January 29. (universal-music.co.jp) (hyde.com) He has also been touring the same album concept on the road. HYDE’s English-language official site lists the HYDE Orchestra Tour 2026 JEKYLL across Japanese halls from January through May, which matches the orchestral sound his team used to describe “THE ABYSS.” (hydexxx.com) The album already has proof of traction before this television hit lands. Oricon reported that JEKYLL debuted at No. 1 on its weekly digital album ranking in March 2026, giving HYDE his second career No. 1 on that chart. (oricon.co.jp) So the April 17 appearance is less a comeback moment than a second push. HYDE is taking a song released on January 29, attaching it to an album that started streaming on March 11, and putting it on one of Japan’s most visible music programs four weeks before the May 13 compact disc release. (hyde.com 1) (hyde.com 2) (tv-asahi.co.jp)
